Magazine brush



Oct. 31, 1933. L. B, WQLFF 1,933,291

MAGAZ INE BRUSH Filed Nov. 5, 1932 INVENTOR LOU/S B Y /VOLF'F BY gATTORNEY Patented Oct. 31, 1933 PATENT ()FFICE' UNITED STATES 1,933,291MAGAZINE BRUSH Louis B. Wolfi, New York, N. Y. t Application November 3,1932. Serial No. 640,973

6 Claims. (01. -122) '10. ly forced against the bottom of the mesh bagfor the purpose of exerting pressure or otherwise passing through themesh bagiupon parts to be cleaned. r

As a still further object of this invention, it is proposed to arrange acasing cover supported upon the brush body so as to be removable, andsupporting the ejecting means mentioned in the previous paragraphs.

Furthermore, as another object of this invention, it is further proposedto construct the brush body with a plurality of super imposed shouldersencircling the central opening and selectively adapted to support thecasing cover and the mesh bag. 1

Furthermore, the invention also proposes an arrangement whereby the meshbag may be supported at various elevations upon the brush body in amanner so that its lower end may assume various positions relative tothefree ends of the brush bristles. v p

Furthermore, as another object of this invention, it proposes theadaptation of the invention to various types of brushes such as a bodybrush, a scrubbing brush, a nail brush, etc.

A still further object of this invention is the construction of a deviceas mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufacturedand sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention,

and of the objects and advantages-thereof, referper Se.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the mesh bag- 'Fig. 5 is a fragmentarysectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of .a scrubbing brush constructed accordingto this invention.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of a nail brush con- 60. structedaccordingto this invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a mesh bag constructed according to amodified form of the in vention.

Fig. 9 is. a fragmentary sectional view taken on 05? the line 9'9 ofFig. 8.

1 Considering Figs. 1-5 inclusive, a body brush has been disclosed whichcomprises a brush body 10 with a central opening 11 surrounded bysuper-- 7 imposed shoulders 12 and 13. The brush body 10 supports aplurality of bristles l4'upon its bottom side which are arranged aroundthe opening 11.

A mesh bag 15 for the purpose of holding a cake of soap or'soap powderor other types of cleaning powder is adapted to be supported upon thelow- 76. ermost shoulder 12. This mesh bag comprises an upper'frame 16preferably of metallic material such as wire and'flexible bendable meshmaterial 1'7 supported upon the Wire frame 16.

Acasing cover 18 is of hollow construction and adapted to engage uponthe upper shoulder 13 upon the brush body. This casing cover is soarranged that it may be latched upon the brush bodyl More particularly,it is provided with a tongue 19 on one'side adapted to engage within 85.v

a recess 20 formed upon one side of the shoulder 13. The tongue 19 actsas a pivot so-that the opposite side of the casing cover may be pivotedupwards or downwards. Provision is made for locking 'themovable end ofthe casing cover in the fixed position and comprises a hinged member orlatch 2l mountedupon the brush body'and adapted to coact with ajstud 22projecting from the end of the casing cover. The arrangement is suchthat one leaf of the hinge 21 maybe snapped over the headedstud 22 toaccomplishlatching of the cover in place. The casing cover 18 isprovided with suitable air holes 18'. V I

Arranged within casing cover 18 there is an ejecting mechanism capableof forcing a cake of soap downwards against the bottom side of the meshbag 15 or when powder is used capable of forcing the powder in the samedirection, This ejecting mechanism comprises a plurality ofelliptical-shaped springs 23 connected with each other and dependingfrom the top side of the casing cover. These springs connect with anejecting plate 24 adapted to rest against the top 'of the cake ofsoap,as for example, soap 25 shown in Fig. 2, so as to press the soap againstthe bottom of the mesh bag 15. The ejecting plate 24 may also restagainst the top of powder arranged within the mesh bag for the samepurpose.

An arrangement is also provided whereby the mesh bag 15 may be supportedat various elevations upon the shoulder 12 so that its bottom side maybe differently spaced from the lower ends of the bristles. This is ofadvantage in cases where after some use the bristles become worn orwhere different conditions require that the mesh bag be at differentpositions relative to the bristles. More particularly upon each of thecornersof the frame 16 there are screws 26 rotatively mounted throughthe frame. Collars 27 are shown rigidly connected upon the screws andcoast with the heads of the screws for maintaining the screws inrotative relation with the mesh bag. Each of the screws 26 threadedlyengage in threaded apertures 28 formed downwards from the shoulder 12and into the brush body. 'In operation, each of the screws 26 may beturned so as to hold the mesh bag 15 asdesired, for example, in aposition indicated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 6, another type of brush body has been illustrated equipped withthe same invention. More particularly the scrubbing brush 30 has beenillustrated with the casing cover 18 and within this casing cover thereis the same construction and arrangement as described relative to theprevious form, that is the brush body is provided with the centralopening in which the mesh bag is supported and so on with all thedetails previously disclosed. The scrubbing brush 30 may also beprovided with an extension handle 30.

In Fig. 7, the sameinvention has been shown applied to a nail brush 31'.Again this form of the invention is identical as described relative toFigs. 1-5 inclusive. The exposed parts may be recognizedby'corresponding reference numerals.

In the formof the invention disclosed in Figs. 8 and 9, a mesh bag madeof any suitable fabric to provide for air circulation has been disclosedfor use in lieu of the mesh bag shown in Fig. 4. The construction of theimproved bag comprises a top frame'32 formed from a strip of metallic orany other material bent into the proper shape. This strip of materialhas overlapping ends 33 and 34 which maintain their adjacent positionsmerely by the resiliency of the strip itself. This arrangement allowsopposite sides of the frame to be forced apart to separate the ends33and 34. Mesh material 35 made of any suitable fabric is arrangedinform of the container adapted to hold a cake ofsoap and has all of itssides tapered with top ends 36 looped over and sewn by a plurality ofparallel spaced stitches 37 forming superimposed parallel passages 38.If it is desired to raise the mesh bag '35- relative to the frame 32,somewhat similar to the adjustment of the mesh bag 17, it is merelynecessary to slip the tapered sides of the mesh bag 35 off from one ofthe ends 33 or 34 of the frame 32 and to replace it again upon the framebut this time engaging the frame 32 through a different passage 38.While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be-understood that I do not limit myself ,to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a brush, a brush body with a central opening the edges of the bodysurrounding the opening being stepped upwardly and outwardly, a mesh bagfor holding soap, soap powder and the like, adjustably supported on thelowermost of said steps to assume various heights and having an opentop, a casing cover-supported upon the uppermost of said steps. andcovering said mesh bag in all of its heights, and ejecting mechanismwithin said casing cover acting against the soap or other materialWithin the mesh bag, and exerting pressure for forcing this materialout.

2. In a brush, a brush body with a central opening the edges of the bodysurrounding the opening being stepped upwardly and outwardly, a mesh bagfor holding soap, soap powder and thelike, adiustably supported on thelowermost of said steps to assume various heights and hav-' ing an opentop, a casing cover supported upon the uppermost of said steps andcovering said mesh bag in all of its heightsand ejecting mechanismwithin said casing cover acting "against the soap or'other "materialwithin the mesh bag, and exerting pressure for forcing this materialout, said mesh bag comprising a frame of a size to seat on the lowermostof said steps-and mesh material supported upon said frame, the ad--'justable supporting of said mesh bag beingaccomplished by screwsrotatively mounted upon said frame and threadedly engaging apertureswithin said brush body located in said lowermost step. a

'3. Ina brush; a brush body with a centralopening the edges of the bodysurrounding the opening being stepped upwardly and outwardly, a meshbag. for holding soap, soap powder and thelike, adjustablysupportedonthe lowermost of said steps to assume various heights and having an opentop, a casing cover. supported upon the uppermost of said steps andcoveringsaid mesh bag in all of its heights, and ejecting'mechanismwithinrsaid casing cover acting againstithe soap or other material.within'the mesh bag,-an d exerting pressurefor forcingthis material out,said casin cover being provided with aflip on one side en ageable withina recess in said brush body, and a latch ,mechanism being arranged uponthe other side of said casing and upon said brush'body for holdingsaidcasing cover closed.

4. In a brush, a brush body with a central opening the edges of 'thebody surrounding the opening being stepped upwardly and outwardly, ameshbag for holding soap,v soap powder and the like,adjustably'supported on the lowermost of said steps to assume variousheights andhaving an open top, a casing cover supported. upon theuppermost of said steps and covering said mesh bag inall of its heights,and ejecting mech anism within said casing cover acting against the soapor other material within the mesh bag, and exerting pressure for.forcing this material out, the adjustable supporting of said mesh bag isaccomplished by a frame'composediof a strip of resilientmaterial'bent'into the-same shape as said opening and of a size to fiton the lowermost of said steps with overlapping adjacent ends which areadapted to be manually separated, and mesh material formed with loopedsides stitched together with aplurality of parallelspaced rows ofstitches forming a plurality of super-imposed passages adapted toselectively be engaged upon said frame.

5. In a brush, .a brush body with a central opening, the edges of thebody surrounding the opening being stepped inwardly and outwardly, amesh bag for holding soap, soap powder and the like, adjustablysupported on the lowermost of said steps to assume various heights andhaving an open top, a casing cover supported upon the uppermost of saidsteps and covering said mesh bag in all of its heights, and ejectingmechanism within said casing cover acting against the soap or othermaterial within the mesh bag, and exerting pressure for forcing thismaterial out, said mesh bag comprising a frame of a size to seat on thelowermost of said steps and mesh material supported upon said frame, theadjustable supporting of said mesh bag being accomplished by screwsrotatively mounted upon said frame and threadedly engaging apertureswithin said brush body located in said lowermost steps, and means forholding the screws rotatively mounted within the frame.

6. In a brush, a brush bodywith a central opening, the edges of the bodysurrounding the. opening being stepped inwardly and outwardly, a meshbag for holding soap, soap powder and the like, adjustably supported onthe lowermost' of said steps to assume various heights and having anopen top, a casing cover supported upon the uppermost of said steps andcovering said mesh bag in all of its heights, and ejecting mechanismwithin said casing cover acting against the soap or other materialwithin the mesh bag, and exerting pressure for forcing this materialbut, said mesh bag comprising a frame of a size to seat on the lowermostof said steps and mesh material supported upon said frame, theadjustable supporting of said mesh bag being ac- LOUIS WOLFF.

